Event Details

Date

March 29, 2018

Time

Lunch at 12 pm with a meeting to follow until 2:30 pm

Location

Dryden Fire Hall
Dryden, NY

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program


Are You Robbing Your Pastures to Feed Your Livestock?

March 29, 2018

Are You Robbing Your Pastures to Feed Your Livestock?

Managing the Soils and Pastures of your operation are the two key components of a profitable livestock grazing operation. Altfrid Krusenbaum, a Wisconsin grazing consultant, will discuss his experience with managing pastures on his farm to generate profit. Cleason Horst of "Friendly Blends" soil amendments in Canandaigua, New York will talk about the depletion of soil fertility in pastures and how farmers can identify this by understanding soil lab reports.

Cost: $5.00 to cover lunch

For more information, contact Fay Benson at afb3@cornell.edu.
To RSVP, email Abbie at ajt248@cornell.edu, or Steph at sav66@cornell.edu





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